Boards, Committees & Commissions

(ELECTED) Selectmen are elected by the voters in March. The Board of Selectmen acts as the executive branch of Town Government and it carries out the policies and laws set forth by the legislative body. The Board also has other specifically assigned roles and powers as set out in State Statutes.

(ELECTED) Members are elected by the voters in March. The Committee reviews the annual budget submission of the Board of Selectmen and the School Board of SAU 67, makes adjustments, and presents a recommended annual budget for a vote at the annual Town Meeting.

(APPOINTED) Members are appointed by the Selectmen. The purpose of the Commission is to advise the Board of Selectmen on issues affecting economic development and to establish a process for long range economic development.

(APPOINTED) Citizen members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. School Board, Selectmen, and Budget Committee representatives are selected by those groups. The Capital Improvements Plan, known by the acronym CIP, links local infrastructure investments with master plan goals, land use ordinances, and economic development.

(APPOINTED) Members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The mission of the Bow Conservation Commission is to enhance the natural environment of Bow. The Commission is established in accordance with RSA 36-A.

(APPOINTED) Members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The Bow Drinking Water Protection Committee was formed to oversee the development of the Town’s 2006 Source Water Protection Plan (SWPP) for the Town's municipal public water systems

(APPOINTED) Members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The mission of the Bow Heritage Commission is to research, identify, receive, preserve, protect, display and education our citizens about the Town of Bow’s Cultural and Historical Resources and to advise and assist the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, other agencies, organizations, and boards on matters affecting these resources.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment is appointed by the Board of Selectmen to hear requests for Variances to the Zoning Ordinance due to hardship in the land and Special Exceptions for the specific Uses for the land.